exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up
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exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up
Can someone please explain to me what's up with my exhaust leak. So this is what's going on....I have a screw and when I screw it into just the maifold, it goes all the way through with no problem. And then when I screw it into just the turbo, it goes all the way throuugh with no problem. The problem comes when I try and screw the two together. The screw just seizes up and won't screw all the way in, and the threads end up getting stripped if I try and force it. And when they stop screwing in, the turbo and mani are still seperated by about 1/8" and aren't even flush together and I can't exert any more force to turn that damn bolt.
Can someone please give me some suggestions to why this is happening and also what I should do about it. I'm thiking to just get the manifold re-drilled. But wiill that cause an exhaust leak too? I know it will be much smaller of a leak from what I've got now, but I already had to get the mani re-tapped because the thread pitch was wrong when I first received it. So I'm not sure if I want to risk going that route again. Please help. Thanks
Can someone please give me some suggestions to why this is happening and also what I should do about it. I'm thiking to just get the manifold re-drilled. But wiill that cause an exhaust leak too? I know it will be much smaller of a leak from what I've got now, but I already had to get the mani re-tapped because the thread pitch was wrong when I first received it. So I'm not sure if I want to risk going that route again. Please help. Thanks
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (asianspeed)
so I guess i'll just get the manifold redrilled without any threads. I hope I don't get a leak.
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (asianspeed)
Could always look into a Manifold with a lifetime warrenty against cracks....
http://www.LoveFab.com
http://www.Inlinepro.com
Good luck either way u go......
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (Outkast)
Oh the manifold's not cracked...the threads just don't match up, so I can't get the manifold and the turbo to bolt together flush.
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (asianspeed)
u might try using studs on the manifold turbine flange with nuts/washers on the turbine housing. i used this method on a t25 manifold./turbine housing before, but i had to redrill the turbine housing to accept the larger dia studs i used.
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (javierb14)
The bolts are shorter than the threads combined so they should be working, but I will try shorter bolts.
And I would have used nuts/washers, except that I would only be able to use 3 of the bolts, because the 4th one ends inside of the housing.
Keep the suggestions coming please...
And I would have used nuts/washers, except that I would only be able to use 3 of the bolts, because the 4th one ends inside of the housing.
Keep the suggestions coming please...
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Re: exhuast leak, mani -> turbo....thread are messed up (asianspeed)
Ok, incase anyone was wondering what my problem was. Imagine you're looking at the threads straight on, the manifold threads ended around 3 oclock; while the turbo thread didn't start until 11 oclock. So basically there was almost a full rotation of the bolt before it started screwing together. And there is no way of getting rid of the gap because it's a screw. Unless I rotated the entire housing around, I guess. But anyway, I'm just running 3 bolts right now and I guess I'll drill the holes out at a later date....whenever I feel like taking everything apart again.
Thanks for your help
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